Re: 2.5.32 doesn't beep?

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>]

On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 10:04:11PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> Vojtech Pavlik writes:
>  > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 03:00:56PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
>  > 
>  > > Linus Torvalds 2.5.32 announcement:
>  > >  > ... The input layer switch-over may also end up being a bit painful
>  > >  > for a while, since that not only adds a lot of config options that you
>  > >  > have to get right to have a working keyboard and mouse (we'll fix that
>  > >  > usability nightmare), but the drivers themselves are different and there
>  > >  > are likely devices out there that depended on various quirks.
>  > > 
>  > > I've noticed that in 2.5.32 with CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y, the kernel no
>  > > longer beeps via the PC speaker. Both (at the console) hitting DEL or BS
>  > > at the start of input or doing a simple echo ^G are now silent.
>  > > 
>  > > Call me old-fashioned, but I want those beeps back :-)
>  > 
>  > 2.5.32 still has quite complex input core config options - sorry, my
>  > fault, and I'll fix it soon. You have to enable CONFIG_INPUT_MISC and
>  > CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR.
> 
> That worked. Thanks.
> 
> Another issue: I enabled CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX, but /dev/psaux
> gave an ENODEV when opened. Turns out CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV is
> also required, but for some reason 'make config' let me set the
> former without also setting the latter. A bug in input's config.in?

Yes, a bug. Fixed now.

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs